Where does “-sifret” come from?
-sifret (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål siffer, from Arabic صِفر, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
-sifret (Norwegian Bokmål): -digit
Ancestry of “-sifret”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | siffer | a digit |
| 2 | Arabic | صِفر | empty, void |
| 3 | Latin | cifra | numeral, cipher; zero |
| 4 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |
Words derived from “-sifret”